Chapter 246: An Incomparably Poor City
Although camping in the wild is a very romantic and pleasant thing, if you meet a gang of thieves while you are sleeping, then you will have a lot of fun. Joke, I have only been walking for a few hours in broad daylight, and I have encountered several waves of thieves, and if it is night, I don't know what kind of situation will be encountered!
So the safest way back then was to find a town as a place for himself and the four girls to stay. God, you must not let me down!" Xiao Chen prayed silently in his heart.
Maybe it was Xiao Chen's kindness, or maybe his piety finally moved the heavens, and when the sun was already sinking, a towering city finally appeared in his eyes. The tall city wall made of bluestone, against the backdrop of the setting sun, shows a different sense of majesty and vigor. And under the city tower, above the city gate, the three gilded characters 'Quyang City' are very powerful and eye-catching.
Nangong Yan jumped out of the carriage and walked straight towards the city gate, and at this time, Xiao Chen also walked out of the carriage. "Huh, the four girls, that are the guards at the city gates, why do their clothes look so shabby?, and why do they look so sluggish?" The guards standing by the city gate with spears kept yawning!
"Stupid! Did I just tell you? The soldiers of the Great Yan Kingdom have not seen a penny of food for several years. In such a situation, do you still expect them to dress neatly like you and raise fat heads and big ears like you?" Nangong Yan scolded.
"Oh!" Xiao Chen, who suddenly realized, nodded.
"A few soldiers, we want to enter the city!" Nangong Yan smiled kindly at these soldiers.
"If you want to go in, you can go in, no one will stop you, don't you think you are annoying?" said a soldier impatiently.
"Okay! Thank you, a few soldiers!" Seeing that things were surprisingly smooth, Nangong Yan was overjoyed.
"Wait!" But Xiao Chen was anxious, "A few soldiers, you are soldiers guarding the city gate, and you are soldiers who are responsible for protecting the safety of the people in the city, so you should check more about anyone who intends to enter the city, how can you?"
But before Xiao Chen finished speaking, Nangong Yan slapped him over. "Stinky Ah Fu, it's just you, don't you see that the soldiers are busy?"
"Me"
"Catch the carriage for me!" "People have already let us into the city, you are still chirping here, you are purely looking for trouble, you are purely full of food and looking for a pump.
Forced by Nangong Yan's Yin Wei, Xiao Chen finally had to choose to give in. And when the two of them drove the carriage and entered the city gate, a soldier guarding the city gate sneered, "Damn the little white face! The duty of the guard? I haven't received a penny of food for several years, and I'm still responsible for your duties! Look at you, you're a nerd who has never been far away, and only knows how to read dead books!"
Wait! Do these two guys look pretty well-dressed? And they all look red! If I'm not mistaken, they're probably the kind of people who live a more nourishing life.
"Brothers, come here, I suddenly have a good idea, I want to sum it up with everyone!" the soldier beckoned to his companions. Suddenly, several people came together. Their voices were very low, and the people who came in and out of the city gate had no idea what they were talking about, but the only thing they could see was that a few people were nodding their heads frequently as the conversation deepened.
At last the conversation was over, and one of the soldiers hurried towards the city gate, while the rest scattered again, again looking listless.
"How can this be?" But when he entered the city gate, Xiao Chen was dumbfounded. The narrow bluestone pavement under the feet, there are several pieces, which have long been broken and do not look like a shape, and most places have become potholes because they have endured the comings and goings of too many people. Looking around, there were only a few dilapidated small houses scattered around the narrow and sparse streets.
The pedestrians who occasionally pass by by are almost all yellow-faced and listless. Even the clothes on the body, there are few that are not patched. If I have to describe such a scene, I am afraid that it can only be dilapidated, desolate, deserted, and bleak.
All this in front of him completely subverted Xiao Chen's inherent thinking. It seems that compared to the prosperous Tianxin City, it is simply a heaven and a land!"Ah Fu! Now believe what I said? The reason why Baixin in Tianxin City was able to live a life of abundant food and clothing should be attributed to our Nangong family! If Tianxin City did not have our Nangong family, the lives of the people would not be much better than the people here!"
Speaking of this with Xiao Chen, Nangong Yan looked complacent. And the appearance of Xiao Chen and Nangong Yan gradually attracted more and more people's attention. The ruddy complexion, the clean and gorgeous clothes, all this makes life here seem to be the envy of those who seem to be extremely embarrassed.
Suddenly, a man in unusually tattered clothes stumbled towards Xiao Chen and Nangong Yan, and knelt on the ground with a 'plop', which immediately startled the two of them. "Two kind strangers, I beg you, have mercy on me, give me something to eat, I haven't eaten for a long time!"
"It turned out to be a beggar!" Nangong Yan finally understood. But in the face of this ragged beggar, who almost frightened himself for no reason, a sense of disgust arose.
"Get out of here! I want to beg for food and go elsewhere! Ben Xiaojie is not a great good person!" Nangong Yan waved his hand impatiently.
"Four girls, don't you want this! People are just too hungry, they just want something to eat, are you like this?" Seeing the man's extremely miserable appearance, Xiao Chen's sympathy flooded again. Xiao Chen clearly remembered that on top of the carriage, there seemed to be some dry food.
"Forget it, let's give it to this poor man!" Xiao Chen smiled and took off the burden from the carriage.
"Ah Fu! I advise you not to do this, otherwise you will regret it!" But Nangong Yan, who saw Xiao Chen's movements, stretched out his hand.
"Fourth girl, what do you mean by this? It is your bounden duty to help the needy and help the needy! Seeing that people are so miserable, you are still so indifferent! Don't you have a little sympathy?" Xiao Chen's words were a little excited because he was angry at Nangong Yan for dissuading him.
"Idiot!" Nangong Yan pouted, "Ah Fu, you have to throw your compassion, I don't object! But when the time comes, don't blame me if you regret it!"
Nangong Yan looked left and right, and more and more people had gathered here. After seeing the burden that Xiao Chen had taken out, everyone's eyes showed a hungry look. But for all this, Xiao Chen didn't know anything.
Xiao Chen finally opened the baggage, took out two pieces of pancake and handed them over, "Okay, this is for you!" But at this moment, the onlookers rushed up.
"Good man, I want it too, I want it too!" More than a dozen skinny hands stretched out towards Xiao Chen.
The crowd of beggars made Xiao Chen at a loss for a while. "Don't be in a hurry, take your time!" Xiao Chen hurriedly shouted. But Xiao Chen had forgotten that there were so many people in front of him, how could he have enough food in his small baggage?
I don't know who started it, these beggars directly surrounded Xiao Chen and began to snatch the food in Xiao Chen's hands. "Don't be like this, don't be like this! Come one by one, you will all have a share!" Xiao Chen was still shouting, but in this situation, who could still hear what he said?
"Oops!" Xiao Chen shouted, and he didn't know who bit the back of his hand fiercely, the huge pain made Xiao Chen let go of his hand at the moment, and the burden also fell to the ground, and the scattered food was directly snatched away by countless hands.
"Ah Fu, do you know the consequences of not listening to Ben Xiaojie's advice?" Nangong Yan asked with a smile as she looked at Xiao Chen, who was covering the back of her hand. At this time, the beggars had already dispersed in a hurry, leaving only an empty baggage skin floating in the cold wind on the empty ground.
"Ah Fu, to be honest, you have a very good heart! But I still have to remind you, you have to show your sympathy, I don't object, but you also have to pay attention to the time, place and occasion!" Nangong Yan shook his head and stepped forward, "It's such a big person, and I haven't thought about the problem well! Fortunately, I'm with you, otherwise I don't know what to do!"
"Bear with it, it'll be fine right away!" Nangong Yan took out a silk handkerchief from his arms and bandaged it for Xiao Chen.
"Four girls, it's just that the skin has been bitten a little, no need!"
"Shut up! I said I wanted it!!"
Faced with such a stubborn Nangong Yan, Xiao Chen had no choice but to go with her. Xiao Chen suddenly saw a little boy of twelve or thirteen years old standing beside him, who was looking at him with pitiful eyes. Feelings In the chaotic crowd just now, the little boy had no ability to fight with those adults, so that he was empty-handed.
But I was really unwilling to leave, so I had to stay and see if this kind foreigner could give me something. "Little brother, I'm afraid I've disappointed you!" Xiao Chen bent down to pick up the burden and shivered, then smiled apologetically.
"Refuse a poor child's request for help, stinky Afu, are you really embarrassed to say it?" Nangong Yan snorted coldly, "I said little brother, you have also seen it, we really don't have anything to eat for you now! Do you think this is good? We are both from other places, and we are not familiar with life here! If my little brother can introduce us to a cleaner and more comfortable inn, I will buy you something to eat!"
"Okay, good!" The little boy's eyes suddenly lit up, "Big brother, big sister, you come with me!"
"Stinky Afu, there are many places you have to learn from Ben Xiaojie!" Nangong Yan rolled her eyes at Xiao Chen, and she was full of charm.
But Nangong Yan's pride did not last long. "This is the best inn in your Quyang City?" Nangong Yan's eyes were full of incredulity. In her mind, such a place was only suitable for those peddlers and pawns to stay and live, how could she make her noble Nangong Sixiaojie condescend?
"Hmm!" the little boy's eyes revealed incomparable innocence.
"Four girls, don't be picky! You also know, this place is far inferior to Tianxin City, the city here is dilapidated, and people are living in poverty, how can there be a decent place to live is already good, don't pick and choose! Shopkeeper, we want to stay overnight!" Xiao Chen walked into the inn.
"It's coming!" A simple man in his fifties, with a generous appearance, wearing a white-washed gown.
"Forget it, Ah Fu! For you, Ben Xiaojie has wronged himself today, I just hope you don't forget my kindness to you!" Nangong Yan took out a small piece of silver from his arms and handed it to the little boy.
"By the way, little brother, this is the reward for bringing your sister here, you can use it to buy what you need!"
"Thank you, sister, thank you, sister!" the ecstatic little boy took the silver and ran away.
Although the attitude of the innkeeper is very kind, he can't hide the fact that he is poor here. A few plates of pitiful vegetables were placed on the table, and when I sniffed deeply, I couldn't feel the aroma of the dishes at all, so I reluctantly picked up the chopsticks, took a bite, and put them in my mouth. "I'm baba
"Boss, we are guests, you just give us this kind of pig food? Do you look down on us? Are you afraid that we have no money?" Nangong Yan was furious.
"I'm sorry, honored guest, it's not that I'm slacking off, it's just that we're too poor to have anything to eat!
"Okay, four girls, don't be picky anymore, just eat something to fill your stomach!" Xiao Chen also persuaded.
"No! No! Just can't do it! How can I eat this kind of pig food? Even if I want to do it, at least I have to serve a pot of meat, just this thing, who wants it?" Nangong Yan still refused to give up.
"I'm sorry, xiaojie, we are so poor, even people can't eat enough, how can we have extra food to feed livestock, poultry and the like!" the shopkeeper smiled bitterly.
"I don't care, I don't care, I just want to eat meat!" Nangong Yan's voice became more and more high-pitched.
"Four girls, don't make trouble!" But Xiao Chen didn't persuade him, but after persuasion, Nangong Yan's big xiaojie temper rose again.
"I don't care, I'll make trouble! If there is no meat to eat! I keep arguing, I keep making trouble, I want to make everyone here live in peace!"
"This" The shopkeeper only smiled bitterly, he faced Xiao Chen, "This son, you still persuade your daughter-in-law, it's not that I don't want to entertain you well, it's just that the small shop can't come up with ingredients that satisfy the two of you!"
"My daughter-in-law?" Xiao Chen was stunned, "I'm sorry, shopkeeper"
"Oops!" Before Xiao Chen finished speaking, Nangong Yan pounced and grabbed Xiao Chen's sleeve.
"You conscienceless thing, I want to marry you despite the strong opposition of my parents, just because you told me that you would love me and take care of me for the rest of your life. But I never thought that you were actually lying to me, I just wanted to eat something good, and you couldn't satisfy me! Are you worthy of me?"
"Oh! my life is so miserable!" Speaking of this, Nangong Yan's tears flowed down in a hurry. If it is left in the world where Xiao Chen was originally located, Nangong Sixiaojie is definitely at the level of a movie queen.
"I'm sorry, little brother, it's me who made your husband and wife feel discorded!" The guilt on the face of the honest shopkeeper became even stronger.
"I" Xiao Chen still wanted to distinguish.
"Wow, you dead ghost! You conscienceless, I've been married to you for so many years, but I've never had a good life, and now I just want to eat a delicious meal, you can't satisfy me, are you worthy of me?" Nangong Yan continued to cry.
"I'm sorry, little brother!" the shopkeeper apologized. Looking at the extremely guilty shopkeeper, and then at Nangong Yan who was almost messing around, Xiao Chen's face became more and more blue.
"Okay, don't you just want to eat it, I'll satisfy you!" Xiao Chen squeezed out these words from between his teeth.
"Really?" Not only Nangong Yan, but even the shopkeeper was stunned.
"How dare I lie to you!Lady thief, you wait for me, I'll come right away!" Xiao Chen turned around angrily and left, "Shopkeeper, I'll borrow your kitchen later!"
"Oh!" nodded subconsciously to the shopkeeper who didn't know why.
"Yes!" Nangong Yan shouted in a sweet and greasy voice. Stinky Afu, I just like to play tricks on you, I just want to see you in a hurry. I'd like to see what you can come up with!